Abstract
The study of the weak magnetic fields originating in biological systems has been made possible by the production of cryogenic magnetometers (Section 6.2.4) and high quality magnetic shielding (Section 6.6.3). The subject of biomagnetism can be subdivided into three main topics according to the origin of the biomagnetic fields (Williamson & Kaufman 1981). These three topics of (a) magnetic precipitates formed through biochemically controlled processes, (b) magnetic contaminants and (c) electric currents arising from ion flow in various organs such as the heart and the brain are all discussed below.
My mind is in a state of philosophical doubt as to the origin of animal magnetism.
Coleridge 1830
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© 1986 R. Thompson and F. Oldfield
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Thompson, R., Oldfield, F. (1986). Biomagnetism. In: Environmental Magnetism. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-8036-8_15
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